First floor problems

[Fedorgasm]

I've never lived in a 2 story house before I moved to my current place, and I'm having trouble regulating the temperature.

The lower level is a finished basement so it's extra cold, being underground, and it's roasting upstairs. I can turn on the a/c to get the upstairs comfortable but then downstairs people are like...

Or I can turn on the heat to make it comfortable downstairs but then the upstairs people are all...

So how do you solve this? Do I need to install 2 thermostats, one for each floor?

 

[mb23100]

2 stats won't do anything unless you have two units. Try balancing it out by closing some of the vents downstairs and make sure your filters are clean.

 

[Other]

I have a two-story with two AC units, I only turn on my upstairs AC.

 

[Fedorgasm]

I have a two-story with two AC units, I only turn on my upstairs AC.

Then isn't the downstairs one a waste of money?

 

[Other]

Then isn't the downstairs one a waste of money?

I never turn it on. And it came with the house.

 

[Cielo_]

2 stats won't do anything unless you have two units. Try balancing it out by closing some of the vents downstairs and make sure your filters are clean.

Wrong.

You can have a zoned AC system with one unit.

 

[Long Dark Blues]

Mini-splits, or zoned heating/cooling with two units with dedicated ductwork. One for upstairs and one for downstairs.

It's even worse if you have a 1.5 story house instead of a true two-story house

 

[Ladder Master]

When you go downstairs break out the sweat pants and a knit hat.

I have a split level house and its a problem on a regular basis. I run a space heater sometimes even if its not close to winter.

 

[supermurph]

I'd play with the vents too. Close the ones downstairs, and check the ones upstairs for flow issues due to the vents being dirty or obstructed. Does the basement have a door? If so keep it closed. If not, hang a sheet to try to stop the cold air from escaping downstairs. Does the house have an attic? Check the venting up there. You can web search all the different kind of venting setups to identify the one you may have and how it operates. If you get up there and see a window, just open that mf'er up. Remember to close it if it starts raining.

Last but not least tell the complainers to go down the basement, put on a sweatshirt, and STFU.

 

[kahiljabroni]

Been dealing with this for years it's fkn brutal. Put the ac on 69 and wake up sweating my balls off. It's naturally cool downstairs so air stops kicking on at midnight while I roast.

 

[jeff7b9]

Insulation would probably help.

What is the ceiling in the basement?

If it is a drop ceiling you could remove, insulate and put back.

 

[Pittie Petey]

Been dealing with this for years it's fkn brutal. Put the ac on 69 and wake up sweating my balls off. It's naturally cool downstairs so air stops kicking on at midnight while I roast.

Why dont you just sleep downstairs?

 

[kahiljabroni]

Why dont you just sleep downstairs?

Thermostat downstairs. 4 bedrooms are upstairs. I need to get a unit just for my bedroom and then I can leave the rest of the house at 72 but I'm a cheap fuck. Like a mini split or standing unit. Can't have some ghetto shit hanging out my window

 

[Jack Reacheround]

So how do you solve this? Do I need to install 2 thermostats, one for each floor?

Yes. But also, just hang out on whichever floor is most comfortable at that time. So either get another thermostat or another tv. Ideally, get both.

 

[Pittie Petey]

Thermostat downstairs. 4 bedrooms are upstairs. I need to get a unit just for my bedroom and then I can leave the rest of the house at 72 but I'm a cheap fuck. Like a mini split or standing unit. Can't have some ghetto shit hanging out my window

That didnt really answer the question though, why not just go downstairs if youre roasting?
Im just saying, seems like a better alternative then being uncomfortable all night long

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Put this bad boy at the foot of your bed

 

[kahiljabroni]

That didnt really answer the question though, why not just go downstairs if youre roasting?
Im just saying, seems like a better alternative then being uncomfortable all night long

My couch isn't sleep worthy. Would probably be worse

 

[mb23100]

Wrong.

You can have a zoned AC system with one unit.

You'd have to install more than a tstat

 

[GSP_37]

I thought I read a white roof will lower the temperature an unknown amount.

 

[William Huggins]

Cheapest way is to get some fans to move and mix the air.

The other option is you give us more bloody information, do you have one outside condenser that runs separate units in the house, connected to one indoor stat??